Android Things is an extension of the Android platform for building IoT and embedded devices. It provides APIs, resources, and a developer community for creating products using supported developer kits like the Intel Edison, Intel Joule, and Raspberry Pi 3. The Android Things console allows developers and manufacturers to manage system images, OTA updates, and app bundles for their devices. Sample projects provide ideas for using Android Things to create things like a piano hero game, word clock, and smart mirror.
3. What is Android Things
Android Things is an extension of the Android
platform for IoT and embedded devices.
Rebecca Franks, Google Developer Expert for Android and IoT
4. What is Android Things
https://www.android.com/intl/de_de/history/#/marshmallow
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5. why should I build upon Android Things?
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/views
There are multiple reasons to build a product upon the android things plattform
Development
APIs
Resources
Community
Security patches